I really love that Rude could draw more heat with his pants than a lot of guys can with several segments of promo time.
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I really love that Rude could draw more heat with his pants than a lot of guys can with several segments of promo time.
HerbertFish
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I'm having trouble coming up with 7.
Locks I think:
Rollins
Ambrose
Kane
Guesses:
RVD (probably, though he's going to due trying anything)
Bo Dallas (not sure what else he's doing)
Um......
Ziggler (he's over I guess)
Kofi (dem flipz)
Professor Beef
Banned
*reading the last two pages*
CliffyB is a troll, but fuck you guys. Gears is awesome, except for Judgment.
CliffyB is a troll, but fuck you guys. Gears is awesome, except for Judgment.
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Macho Madness
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lmao duncan
BIONIC-ARRRMMM!!
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I enjoy laughing at Duncan's misfortunes as well.
FallingEdge
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man I love it, the those are awesome
lovely ladies
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Does he not like wrestling in traditional tights or is this more of a management mandated thing?
WZ has learned from those inside WWE that another big change has been made as a result of recent budget cuts.
The company has done away with the tour busses they would provide for production crew members, backstage hands and others.
In the past, WWE would supply busses and fill them with crew members to transport them from television taping to television taping. This was an expense the company paid for to comfortably transport the enormous amount of people making all of the TV content possible each week.
Now the busses are gone, and the crew is being told they will have to drive from city to city for television tapings.
that sucks
The company has done away with the tour busses they would provide for production crew members, backstage hands and others.
In the past, WWE would supply busses and fill them with crew members to transport them from television taping to television taping. This was an expense the company paid for to comfortably transport the enormous amount of people making all of the TV content possible each week.
Now the busses are gone, and the crew is being told they will have to drive from city to city for television tapings.
that sucks
Serious question: Since 2005, what new talent wasn't mismanaged by WWE?
A quick list possibly incomplete due to bad google fu.
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2005
Cena
Randy Orton
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2006
CM Punk
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2007
The Miz
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2008
Rey Mysterio
Kofi
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2009
Ziggler
Swagger
Zack Ryder
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2010
Alberto Del Rio
Daniel Bryan
Sheamus
Heath Slater
Wade Barrett
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2011
Usos
Tyson Kidd
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2012
Can't find a list.
Shield?
Wyatt Family?
A quick list possibly incomplete due to bad google fu.
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2005
Cena
Randy Orton
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2006
CM Punk
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2007
The Miz
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2008
Rey Mysterio
Kofi
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2009
Ziggler
Swagger
Zack Ryder
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2010
Alberto Del Rio
Daniel Bryan
Sheamus
Heath Slater
Wade Barrett
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2011
Usos
Tyson Kidd
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2012
Can't find a list.
Shield?
Wyatt Family?
lovely ladies
Member
Damn, the less than expected success of the network and everything else really blindsided them.
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Deleted member 47027
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I think it's WWE finally realizing they're blowing money on shit they don't need to be blowing it on.
Perspicacity
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Sblargh that list is wrong in most years and it's really hard to say when a talent has been misused or not.
I will say the most marked improvement in the handling of talent has been since they moved Johnny Aces out of the Talent Relations role and let Triple H take that over. They've had a lot more successes since then in comparison to the long drought that preceded it.
I will say the most marked improvement in the handling of talent has been since they moved Johnny Aces out of the Talent Relations role and let Triple H take that over. They've had a lot more successes since then in comparison to the long drought that preceded it.
Yeah, they really should have had a compelling product to draw people in.
Bet they're going to lose a lot of talented people too who don't get the comforts they're used to :/
Jimmy King
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http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/drive-despair-rock-dwayne-johnson-712689
Good profile on The Rock.
I wonder what Cena would say about his depression or how his ex-wife is still part of his team along with her new husband.
Good profile on The Rock.
I wonder what Cena would say about his depression or how his ex-wife is still part of his team along with her new husband.
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Deleted member 47027
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Definitely. Ace was a fucking piece of shit especially with the women's roster.
The one thing they need to be blowing money on is quality of life for their workers.
Welp, I suck, sorry for that.
Macho Madness
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VinoePpNOQY
More ripping on Daniel Bryan of course. If he doesn't come back and get a rematch for the title, H constantly ripping on him makes no sense. Unless they really are mad at him. And they very well could be.
More ripping on Daniel Bryan of course. If he doesn't come back and get a rematch for the title, H constantly ripping on him makes no sense. Unless they really are mad at him. And they very well could be.
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Wonder how much it cost them to fly Curt Hawkins and JTG around for the past couple years.
like what does JTG even do at this point? does he train people? is he backstage at each show?
the fuck is he doing wrasslegaf
Lambda Pie
Banned
the Network killed the WWE. completely gone in, i say, 3 years.
i'll be waiting here for you:
http://www.gloryworldseries.com/en/
come safe, friends.
i'll be waiting here for you:
http://www.gloryworldseries.com/en/
come safe, friends.
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I...I got some bad news for you my friend
Serpentine
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JTG is an enigma. We do not know how he operates, but i suspect that he was secretly the glue holding the company together
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So excited for GLORY. So excited, so ready. It's put the fun back in the sport by a huge degree.
Keeping the heat. Gotta keep the heat. If people move on from D-Bry as it was said, then WWE loses the only person on their roster who is able to draw a reaction from the entire crowd that isn't "go away" heat.
It doesn't matter. What kind of company, much less one the size of WWE, doesn't deal with traveling expenses? And how is 30 people on cars each one paying for gas is more economical than one bus?
Against my better judgement and because of self loathing, I went ahead and went for another ride today. 92 degrees. 12 mph winds. Weather.com says humidity is only 47%, but I think they're working me. Dew point is at 67%.
A surprising benefit of the trip:
To get anywhere in my city, I have to hit one of these inclines:
Google Maps doesn't do a very good job of really showing how steep they are. Central Indiana is known for being flat as fuck, but let me tell you, my city is hilly as fuck. There isn't a stretch for more than a mile that is completely flat and level anywhere in this city. Those are the two main ones that I have to come across to get anywhere I'd want to go. I'm not including the 5 or 6 smaller ones that I also have to hit to get to the library, which is only about 4 miles away.
My neighborhood is at the bottom of a large hill and right next to a state park known for being hilly and its mounds. To get to downtown, I HAVE to cross the bridge or go 4-5 miles out of the way and hit more hills anyway. It's all both great and terrible, as I get a lot more out of a 10 mile ride here than I would somewhere flat and level. But hills also fucking suck.
A surprising benefit of the trip:
was back on the shelves. But that also meant I had to lug that on my back in a messenger bag and a 2 liter water back pack.
To get anywhere in my city, I have to hit one of these inclines:
Google Maps doesn't do a very good job of really showing how steep they are. Central Indiana is known for being flat as fuck, but let me tell you, my city is hilly as fuck. There isn't a stretch for more than a mile that is completely flat and level anywhere in this city. Those are the two main ones that I have to come across to get anywhere I'd want to go. I'm not including the 5 or 6 smaller ones that I also have to hit to get to the library, which is only about 4 miles away.
My neighborhood is at the bottom of a large hill and right next to a state park known for being hilly and its mounds. To get to downtown, I HAVE to cross the bridge or go 4-5 miles out of the way and hit more hills anyway. It's all both great and terrible, as I get a lot more out of a 10 mile ride here than I would somewhere flat and level. But hills also fucking suck.
Macho Madness
Member
Yeah, it could be to "keep him in the conversation" so people don't just forget about him in his absence, but I don't know.
Mr. Luchador
Member
OK, I've managed to get a GFW Roster together and it looks terrible, but it's the best I could do with those who would come (or didn't want crazy money). There's a slight theme in mind for it.
Aaron Aquilera
Aaron Epic
Adam Pearce
Andy Baker
Chavo Guerrero Jr.
Chris Hero
Chris Sabin
Damián 666
Doug Williams
Dragon Kid
Halloween
Jeff Jarrett (Owner, Booker, User Character)
Jonny Storm
Karen Jarrett
Kevin Steen
Kikutaro (aka Ebessan)
Low-Ki
Martin Stone
Mickie Henson (Referee)
Mike Bucci
Petey Williams
Ric Manning (Referee)
Rob Moore (Announcer)
Roddy Piper (Color Commentator)
Scott D'Amore
Shawn Hernandez
Stevie Richards
Teddy Hart
Zack Sabre Jr.
I have a load of Japanese guys on a shortlist, but most of them only wanted to work 3 months so I'll probably bring them in together for a special event at some point. I was tempted to raid CHIKARA, but held off.
The way I'm going to play this is like a 100% 'kayfabe' reality tv show where the wrestlers talk to the camera about wrestling and their opponent ala UFC. As well as people trying to earn a contract (like TNA Gut Check). I get the feeling that's where GFW will be going anyway. Probably have some twitter bollocks about fans voting who stays and who goes.
Aaron Aquilera
Aaron Epic
Adam Pearce
Andy Baker
Chavo Guerrero Jr.
Chris Hero
Chris Sabin
Damián 666
Doug Williams
Dragon Kid
Halloween
Jeff Jarrett (Owner, Booker, User Character)
Jonny Storm
Karen Jarrett
Kevin Steen
Kikutaro (aka Ebessan)
Low-Ki
Martin Stone
Mickie Henson (Referee)
Mike Bucci
Petey Williams
Ric Manning (Referee)
Rob Moore (Announcer)
Roddy Piper (Color Commentator)
Scott D'Amore
Shawn Hernandez
Stevie Richards
Teddy Hart
Zack Sabre Jr.
I have a load of Japanese guys on a shortlist, but most of them only wanted to work 3 months so I'll probably bring them in together for a special event at some point. I was tempted to raid CHIKARA, but held off.
The way I'm going to play this is like a 100% 'kayfabe' reality tv show where the wrestlers talk to the camera about wrestling and their opponent ala UFC. As well as people trying to earn a contract (like TNA Gut Check). I get the feeling that's where GFW will be going anyway. Probably have some twitter bollocks about fans voting who stays and who goes.
Welcome to the #Glorites.
I like how out of the box you are with hiding landmark signs Stro
I might have to take a break from WWE then friends. The Dream is dead
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I might have to take a break from WWE then friends. The Dream is dead
"I was told that I had to conform to a standard in Hollywood that would beget me more work, better roles," he explains. "Which meant I had to stop going to the gym, which meant I couldn't be as big, which meant you had to distance yourself from wrestling. You essentially had to deconstruct yourself."
For a while, he says, he bought into that, in part because he did not have the high-level industry contacts he could turn to for advice. "Then that started to not feel good to me. It reached a point of, 'I'm not feeling authentic.' "
"After [2010's] Tooth Fairy," says Garcia, "we recognized that Dwayne was moving away from his core of who he was."
Wow, so admits he was a sellout there for awhile. Glad he's back to kicking ass. His movies are fun again.
For a while, he says, he bought into that, in part because he did not have the high-level industry contacts he could turn to for advice. "Then that started to not feel good to me. It reached a point of, 'I'm not feeling authentic.' "
"After [2010's] Tooth Fairy," says Garcia, "we recognized that Dwayne was moving away from his core of who he was."
Wow, so admits he was a sellout there for awhile. Glad he's back to kicking ass. His movies are fun again.
Macho Madness
Member
I think anyone who is from Indiana could easily figure out what city I'm in from the things I've said about it, but still. What if there is a gaffer in my city and they want to hang out? GROSS.
Lambda Pie
Banned
we need to start educating them, Aii.
Duncan, this is called a faint spinning heel hook kick.
Scrolling past that quickly I thought that Punk was Benoit. Suddenly Duncan's workout equipment trying to kill him made sense.
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Banned
Lamda did you catch WSOF last night ? Vallahalla got some new warriors
FallingEdge
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I love it. Keep me updated.
we need to start educating them, Aii.
Duncan, this is called a faint spinning heel hook kick.
That's called the splits
Mr. Luchador
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Sibersk Esto
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That's some hard times
Lambda Pie
Banned
there was a WSOF last night?!?!?
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Don't know obit was new . It was a Canada card . Okami was on it
It's really no wonder why Fex hates me so much.
I see Batista, Trips, and Sina. No DBrine or any protective gear.
It all makes sense now.
Macho Madness
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JesseEwiak
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http://pharrfromheaven.tumblr.com/post/89149434792/angryblackman-theheadstrongprincess
Your daily reminder that John Cena is a better person than you, and that the happiness of kids like this is far more important than the happiness of people who want Cena to job to every IWC Crush of the Week.
Your daily reminder that John Cena is a better person than you, and that the happiness of kids like this is far more important than the happiness of people who want Cena to job to every IWC Crush of the Week.